Wheeled toy



M. w. FAULK WHEELED TOY.

APPLICATION FILED 050.17. I920.

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application filed December 17, 1920.

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Be it known that l, MAXIMILIAN N. FAULK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Wheeled Toy, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and amusing wheeled toy for use of children in play ing with sand and consists of a yoke, portions of which are shaped to represent horses heads and having a handle rigidly attached thereto, the yoke having a container or bucket suspended within the same and so arranged as to always maintain an upright position regardless of the position assumed by the yoke.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide in a toy of the character stated, a yoke mounted on wheels, portions of said yoke acting as supports when in an upright position to maintain the toy in such position during the loading or unloading of the reeeptacle suspended within said yoke other portions of said yoke forming a hand hold so that the toy may be transported from place to place.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy including a yoke in which is suspended a receptacle or bucket the center of gravity of which is below the pivot points thereof.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appci'tains, may under stand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail. referringby numerals to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which The figure is a perspective view of my new and amusing toy.

In carrying out my invention as here ernbodied, 2 represents a yoke comprising side members 3 each of which is shaped to rep resent the head of a horse and to the rear ends of which is rigidly secured a cross piece 4 the inner edge 5 acting as a hand hold whereby the toy may be transported from place to place after the manner of a bucket or basket. To this cross piece is rigidly Specification circus-is Patent. Pate ted Aug. 1, 1922..

Serial No. 431,317.

Between the side pieces 3 adjacent their outer or rear ends is fastened a suitable brace 8 for holding said side pieces in their parallel positions and also for properly strengthening the same.

On the outside of the side pieces 3 adjacent their outer or rear ends are'located a pair of wheels 9, one ofwhich is on each side of the yoke and are journalled on suitable axles 10 which, as here shown, may be screws and screwed into the side pieces of the yoke so as to properly support the latter and the outer ends of the side pieces act as supports or rests when the yoke is in an upright or vertical position since said outer ends are so positioned as to engage the surface on which the toy rests when said yoke is in the upright position.

Between the side members 3 of the yoke is suspended a suitable receptacle or bracket 11 by means of trunnions 12 which act as pivots for said receptacle and these trunnions may be in the formof rivets or screws. The pivot points of the receptacle are above the center of gravity of said receptacle so that it will always remain in an upright position regardless of the position in which the yoke may be placed.

In practice the toy may be placed in an approximately horizontal position by bring ing the rest 7 into engagement with the surface on which the toy rests at which time the receptacle may be filled with sand, pebbles or other objects and transported from place to place and readily dumped by tippine the receptacle. Instead of pushing or pulling the toy upon the wheels the yoke may be raised to a vertical position and the toy then carried by gripping the hand hold after the manner of bucket or basket.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is A toy comprising a yoke consistingof side pieces, a brace secured to said side pieces adjacent their outer ends and a cross piece at the opposite ends thereof, the inner edge of sand cross piece acting as a hand hold, a

handle fixed to said-cross piece, a rest at tached to said 11anclle,whee1s', axles for said Wheels carried by the side pieces, said wheels bemgso positloned reletlve to the outer ends I of the side jpieces that said side pieces will engage the surface on which the Wheels rest and act es supports when the yoke is in an u'pnght position, a receptacle, means for oi votin said rece tecle between the side pieces of the yoke above the center of gravity of said receptacle.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto afiixed my signature. y MAXIMILIAN N. FAULK. 

